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Savannah, GAExport/Import Profile

Photo Credit: Georgia Ports Authority, photo by Stephen Morton

The Port of Savannah is located on the U.S. Eastern seaboard just up the Savannah River from the Atlantic Ocean and is operated by the Georgia Ports Authority. The Port of Savannah is the 4th largest container port in the United States and the 2nd on the East Coast. The port handled

more than 3.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units during fiscal year 2015.

Savannah’s top export commodities include wood pulp, paper and paperboard, food, and clay. The port’s top import commodities include furniture, retail consumer goods, machinery, appliances, and electronics. Despite its east coast location, Savannah’s top trade lane for both export and import car-go is northeast Asia.

In 2015, the Port of Savannah ranked 16th in the Nation for total waterborne agricultural exports and 5th for containerized waterborne agricultural exports. The port exported just over 2.9 million metric tons of agricultural products in 2015. Nearly all agricultural exports through the port were moved in containers. The top commodities exported were poultry, animal feed, and cotton. The Port of Savannah moved 42 percent of the total U.S. waterborne containerized poultry exports in 2015. The top destination markets were Vietnam, China, and Taiwan, and the major shipping lines moving these products were Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping, and MOL.

Exports

U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Savannah, GA, 2015

Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS)

Bulk6%

Containerized 94%

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Dry 63%

Refrigerated37%


Commodities Metric Tons Share U.S. Share

Poultry 877,154 30% 39%

Animal feed 466,774 16% 3%

Cotton 354,601 12% 29%

Soybeans 263,817 9% 1%

Bulbs and seeds 175,304 6% 14%

Grocery items 157,883 5% 4%

Edible nuts 118,309 4% 12%

Beer, ale 69,700 2% 15%

Meat 64,430 2% 3%

Grain products, bread, flour 62,368 2% 0%

Other 342,323 12%

Total 2,952,663 100% 2%


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U.S. Containerized Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Savannah, GA, 2015

Commodities Metric Tons *TEU Share U.S. Share

Poultry 876,421 65,950 32% 42%

Animal feed 458,779 35,480 17% 6%

Cotton 353,793 34,599 13% 29%

Bulbs and seeds 175,278 13,914 6% 25%

Grocery items 157,700 16,072 6% 5%

Soybeans 121,394 9,269 4% 4%

Edible nuts 118,066 11,014 4% 12%

Beer, ale 69,700 6,234 3% 15%

Meat 64,391 4,949 2% 3%

Grain products, bread, flour 54,813 4,631 2% 6%

Other 326,184 29,097 12%

Total 2,776,519 231,207 100% 8%Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) *Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)

Top Destination Countries for U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Savannah, GA, 2015


Vietnam11% China

7%Taiwan

6%

Thailand6%

Hong Kong5%

Indonesia5%

South Korea3%Turkey

3%

Peru3%

Philippines3%

Other48%

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Top Shipping Lines Moving U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Savannah, GA, 2015

Shipping Lines Metric Tons Share

Maersk 492,060 17%

Mediterranean Shipping 353,152 12%

MOL 321,748 11%

CMA-CGM 297,314 10%

Hapag Lloyd Line 194,390 7%

Bulk Cargoes 133,492 5%

NYK Line 132,972 5%

APL 123,778 4%

Zim Israeli Navigation 122,993 4%

Hanjin Shipping 119,084 4%

Other 661,680 22%

Total 2,952,663 100%


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In 2015, the Port of Savannah ranked 8th in the Nation for total U.S. waterborne agricultural imports and 11th for containerized waterborne agricultural imports. The port imported more than 1.9 million metric tons of agricultural products in 2015, approximately 49 percent of which were moved in containers. The top agricultural imports were sugar, palm-oil, and beer. The port imported 43 percent of the total U.S. waterborne onion and shallot imports and 36 percent of the total palm oil imports in 2015. The top origin markets were Indonesia, Mexico, and Malaysia. The top shipping lines moving commodities to Savannah were Cargill International, Mediterranean Shipping, and CMA-CGM.

Imports

U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Imports Through Savannah, GA, 2015




Bulk51%

Containerized49%

Dry65%

Refrigerated35%

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U.S. Containerized Waterborne Agricultural Imports Through Savannah, GA, 2015

Commodities Metric Tons *TEU Share U.S. Share

Beer, ale 132,406 11,079 14% 7%

Non-alcoholic beverages 78,207 5,097 8% 3%

Onions, shallots 60,123 4,468 6% 45%

Rice 56,789 2,848 6% 8%

Frozen fish 45,965 4,288 5% 5%

Canned pineapple 43,348 2,712 5% 11%

Vegetables 42,348 3,670 4% 3%

Wine 41,306 4,675 4% 2%

Shrimp, prawns 37,524 4,007 4% 7%

Grocery items 34,002 4,148 4% 2%

Other 390,665 38,272

Total 962,681 85,265 3%

Source: Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) *Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)


Commodities Metric Tons Share U.S. Share

Sugar 370,949 19% 17%

Palm oil 344,824 17% 36%

Beer, ale 132,406 7% 7%

Coffee 125,719 6% 7%

Palm kernel oil 103,082 5% 19%

Non-alcoholic beverages 90,943 5% 3%

Vegetables 67,387 3% 5%

Onions, shallots 60,123 3% 43%

Rice 56,789 3% 7%

Coconut oil 49,728 3% 11%

Other 570,650 29%

Total 1,972,599 100% 4%


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Top Origin Countries for U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Imports Through Savannah, GA, 2015


Top Shipping Lines Moving U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Imports Through Savannah, GA, 2015

Shipping Lines Metric Tons Share

Cargill International 264,475 13%

Mediterranean Shpg 178,601 9%

CMA-CGM 117,740 6%

Hapag Lloyd 103,186 5%

Dowan Line America 94,102 5%

Stena Weco 92,863 5%

NYK Line 92,684 5%

APL 84,636 4%

Maersk 82,077 4%

CSC Sugar LLC 78,886 4%

Other 783,348 40%

Total 1,972,599 100%


Indonesia18%

Mexico7%

Malaysia6%

China6%

Thailand5%

Philippines5%

El Salvador5%

Peru4%

Netherlands4%

Costa Rica4%

Other36%

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